Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has denied claims that Arsenal's new signing Mesut Ozil was forced to leave the Bernabeu in order to fund Gareth Bale's arrival, claiming the playmaker "could not stand the pressure" at the club.

Ozil joined Arsenal on transfer deadline day at the start of the September, with his £42million departure from Real not going down well with the club's fans.

Many of Ozil's former team-mates were also disappointed to see the Germany international leave, but Perez insists the player’s departure was his own decision.

"Ozil asked to leave the club and nobody here should be upset about it," he told Bernabeudigital.com.

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Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has denied claims that Arsenal's new signing Mesut Ozil was forced to leave the Bernabeu in order to fund Gareth Bale's arrival, claiming the playmaker "could not stand the pressure" at the club.